to do nothing but; to spend all one's time doing
trouble; problem; mess; difficulty; nuisance
to be broken; to break; to fall through; to come to nothing
to that extent; accordingly; that being the case; that state; that condition
to replace; to exchange; to interchange; to substitute
power; might; authority; influence
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
when it comes to; concerning
drawing up (e.g. legal document, contract, will, etc.); preparing; writing; framing; making; producing
originally; by nature; from the start
lump; mass; group; crowd; embodiment (of an idea, quality, feeling etc.); personification
to strike; to clap; to play drums; to abuse; to bash; to consult; to sound out
order (for an item); request; demand; condition
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
from the best to the worst; from top to bottom; of every kind; all sorts
highly priced; expensive; valuable; costly
to collect; to gather; to arrange; to put in order; to make uniform; to make even
having no money; lack of money
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
which (of three or more); well; now; c'mon
to lose one's way; to get lost; to waver; to hesitate; to give into temptation; to lose control of oneself
exactly; surely; right then; just then; just (about to); on the verge (of doing or happening)
righteous government; just rule; easy method; simple approach; orthodox way; proper way
regular pay; fixed salary
finally; after; following; at the end (of)
half the amount (of money); half price; half fare
chief; main; principal; important
obliging person; person who likes looking after others
to death (bored, scared, etc.); to distraction; like crazy; like mad; so much; dying (e.g. for a drink)
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext
until now; so far; up to the present
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
if it is the case that ...
evening; night; nighttime